Over 26,000 jobs up for grabs on Labor Day online job fairs

MANILA, Philippines — More than 26,000 local and overseas job opportunities will be offered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in online job fairs to be conducted starting Labor Day.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Tuesday that the job fairs that will start on May 1 offers local and overseas vacancies from 567 employers from industries such as manufacturing, business process outsourcing, health services, retail, and construction.

He added that over 23,000 local vacancies, mostly for production operators, factory workers, customer service representatives, nurses, cashiers, baggers, mason, and carpenters, will be offered by 522 employers.

Meanwhile, over 3,000 overseas jobs will be offered by 45 participating employers. The vacancies are mostly for nurses, factory workers, mechanics, nursing aides or healthcare assistants, and cleaners.

DOLE said in an advisory that jobseekers in Luzon may apply through the following links:

National Capital Region (May 1)

Cordillera Administrative Region (May 1)

Ilocos Region (May 1–2)

Cagayan Valley Region (May 1–5)

Central Luzon (May 1)

Bataan Province (May 14)

Calabarzon (May 1)

Mimaropa (May 1)

Bicol Region (April 30 – May 2)

In Visayas, interested applicants may click the following links:

Western Visayas (May 1)

Central Visayas (May 1)

Eastern Visayas (May 1-3)

Meanwhile, jobseekers in Mindanao may visit the following sites:

Zamboanga Peninsula (May 1)

Northern Mindanao (April 30-May 1)

Davao Region (May 1)

Soccksargen (May 1)

Caraga (May 1) 

According to DOLE, the online job fairs will be conducted in collaboration with JobStreet, JobQuest, Workbank, Vantagehunt, Mynimo, Hotjobs, Zoom, and the network of Public Employment Service Offices across the country.

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